Grasshopper- An app that lets you learn Javascript coding in an Easy and Interactive way

Grasshopper- An app that lets you learn Javascript coding in an Easy and Interactive way

April 19, 2018 •

Grasshopper app is created by a team of passionate coders from Google’s workshop for experimental products, Area 120. Coding is becoming such an essential skill, and they want to make it possible for everyone to learn even when life gets busy, Grasshopper is made to help folks like you get into coding in a fun and easy way, Grasshopper is put on a phone so you can turn your commute or waiting in line into a learning moment.

Grasshopper is the coding app for beginners, With fun, quick lessons on your phone, the app teaches adult learners to write real JavaScript, It’s currently available for free on Android and iOS, Grasshopper is built by a team within Area 120, a workshop for experimental projects.

Right now, Grasshopper covers the basics of JavaScript and some of the building blocks of programming. Here’s what each course covers:-

The Fundamentals – How code works, calling functions, variables, strings, for loops, arrays, conditionals, operators, objects, and how all these things work together.

Animations I – Drawing shapes using the popular D3 library, defining functions, callback functions, and animations.

Animations II – Creating more complex functions using D3 and the topics from The Fundamentals course.

By the end of using Grasshopper’s current curriculum, you should be familiar with core programming concepts and feel confident playing around within this playground to build interactive animations.

Grasshopper should give you the foundational skills you need to continue your journey in learning to code, which can take many different routes,Grasshopper currently teaches using the popular programming language JavaScript, used by more than 70% of professional developers, Grasshopper uses JavaScript to teach fundamental programming concepts that are universal to almost all programming languages.